At first they are just people who work where I do.
I try not to get too friendly to most of them.
But once in a while a new one comes in and I run to her.
Yes, it is usually a she, and this time it was.
I said “Here is your chair! Sit by me! Sit by me!”
I was not wrong; we have become soul sisters.
I adore her, and am so glad I decided to work this year.
For it would have been sad not to have known her.
And I doubt we would have found each other anywhere else.
Now that I have her, I plan to never let her go.
I mean ever.
I hope she feels the same.
I think she does.
Tendrils of absolute enthusiasm
Ooze out of Chase, our new eager recruit.
Let me get your coffee, he says to McFhazm.
The hardest guy to impress, the first one to shoot.
You and your newfangled ideas down, we all held our breath.
Too bad for you now, warns our other intern, Young Seth.
We thought Chase was crazy, and would get rebuked away.
But instead, McFhazm made him a V.P. by the end of the day.
He entered our work world a spinning dervish
Bringing the energy level from basement level to penthouse
At first it was terrific, but then we fell back in our ways.
I am at level six, many are at level two.
We are either repulsed or intrigued by this whippersnapper.
Some days I am both.
We walked to the sand dunes
She whipped off her top
We made love in the sand
A co - worker and lover
Gone from the Earth now
She taught writing alongside me
at a community college
She came to my home and we
made love again
The years roll by
Lovers die
Friends, too
The things we take joy in
Will pass - never to come again
Will pass - never to come again
Banter, banter, banter.
Loud ridiculous laughter.
Chuckles about nothing.
I try to work
but my co-workers voices have escalated
coming through my wall loudly and clearly.
They are laughing over silly stuff
Repetitive because I hear it daily.
Laughing again over stupid stuff.
I can no longer concentrate on my work
I have chosen the wrong route before.
So I know it will be a lot more pleasant
if I join them and become them, so I do.
Twelve minutes later,
Confident I can concentrate now
I return to my work,
And my co-workers are still friendly with me.
She came in silently
Gave me that look
I knew she was irritated
Because she shut the door
And not gently
Body language tells me more
Than words ever could
“I have to get my words straight she said”
Her cheeks were pink
I knew who it would be about
I relished the anticipation
And I was not disappointed
Co-worker conspiracy
Nothing more satisfying
boring meeting.
faculty
we have them weekly
every Wednesday it takes me an extra ten
or twenty-five minutes to get home
mandated
Even though it usually talks about
teaching math and reading
I teach neither
I begin to write poetry
A co-worker asks, “What are you writing?”
it is about her. She glances at it.
but can read nothing.
I am glad I know shorthand.
Linda
Compassionate, kind, generous, loving
Mom of many children, work-mom of hundreds
Lover of life, family and dogs
Who feels hopeful, grateful, and uplifted
Who fears depravity, unfairness, and perpetrators who hurt children
Who would like to see fairness, goodness, and kindness
Resident of Lee Summit, Missouri
Nurse
Date Written: 1-14-2019
Contest: Writing Challenge 2 Jan 2019 Bio
Sponsor Name: Dear Heart
On the weekends
For an hour
She scratches and kisses him,
His fluorescent green feathers and blond beak.
On the couch together
They watch the Military channel
Missing each other when apart
Her long days spent at the office
And that is where it occurs
The cheating---
Endlessly, searching the Web
Looking for a match
Looking for a way out
Looking for a man to take care of her---
the years almost over
so got together a clover
we all chip in
we're co worker and friends
we got started
IT WAS CO WORKER
CHRISTMAS NEWYEARS OFFICE PARTY